Full Ashes coverage on FTA

[redhotchilipepa]

Cycling is very much like cricket. On the surface it looks so boring and shallow, but once you get into it's quite interesting.

Am starting to find that....

Used to hate cricket with a passion.

 

[Craig]

Interesting. I never would have guessed. I always assumed it was a minority sport with a small hardcore following but no real large scale public interest.

You would be surprised how many countries it is shown live into. If your a company that wants to promote its self in France or indeed into Europe (like Belgium and Holland for example) then then being a sponsor in the race or on a team would not be the worst idea as you are generally given about 4 hours a day live coverage on your brand for three straight weeks.

One mountain stage a few years ago there was an estimated 500,000 people there. Certainly not small.

 

[Matt79]

How much would a company like Rabobank, CSC or Silence-Lotto pay to have the naming rights for a team? Might be a less after the various scandals of recent years, nobody wants to be on the news everynight in terms of "Team <Company X> rider Ana Bolica has been thrown out of the Tour de France..."

 

[Craig]

How much would a company like Rabobank, CSC or Silence-Lotto pay to have the naming rights for a team? Might be a less after the various scandals of recent years, nobody wants to be on the news everynight in terms of "Team <Company X> rider Ana Bolica has been thrown out of the Tour de France..."

As much as they like. I think CSC (now Saxo Bank) pay up towards $15m a year (US).

 

[Richard]

 

[NUFAN]

Just read this from Fox Sports

Fox Sports will broadcast LIVE the five Ashes Tests, the seven one-day internationals, the two Twenty20 internationals, and the tour fixture against England Lions.

That's awesome never realized until now - July 1-4 v England Lions Tour Match
New Road, Worcester

 

[inbox24]

Are SBS just doing the tests? So no ODIs or T20s?

 

[superkingdave]

Just read this from Fox Sports

Fox Sports will broadcast LIVE the five Ashes Tests, the seven one-day internationals, the two Twenty20 internationals, and the tour fixture against England Lions.

That's awesome never realized until now - July 1-4 v England Lions Tour Match
New Road, Worcester

Yeah Sky are covering it Live here so I guess they'll just be taking their feed, probably just gets thrown in with the package

 

[superkingdave]

Apparently the Ashes are going to be shown free to sky sports subscribers on sky player online ( i think you had to have multiroom or something to do it before). This means all us slackers can watch it online at work

 

[howardj]

MacGill To Host Ashes Coverage

To be joined by Marto and Mo.

What a motley crew!

 

[Craig]

Was going to get rid of cable TV (not working and all that), and then I find I have SBS 1 and 2, so I have sorted all my problems out for the month of July. Either that or watch the Ashes on Fox Sports.

 

[Julian87]

So The Ashes is on normal SBS and the Tour on SBS 2?

 

[duffer]

So both networks are grabbing the Sky feed for this? Shame we won't be hearing any Boycs and co this time around.

 

[inbox24]

Will this be in HD?

 

[Richard]

BSkyB's coverage certainly is, so the option is definately there.

 

[GIMH]

HD is awesome for cricket, I want it

 

[Jakester1288]

Good to see (or should that be hear) Warne in the commentary box. Breath of fresh air, actually talks loudly, shows his great cricketing brain and isn't scared to state his opinion. Love hearing him talking up spinners and how a spinner should come on at this time and how the spinner should bowl and how he should get the tailenders out by tossing it up and everything else. The greatest captain Australia never had.

 

[Richard]

Try to hold on but it hurts too much, try to forget but it's not enough to make it all OK.

 

[irfan]

MacGill To Host Ashes Coverage

To be joined by Marto and Mo.

What a motley crew!

Worst. host. ever. Tries to act as the one-eyed Aussie supporter but just fumbles his lines and I get the feeling Marto is uncomfortable with his presence and inane comments. I know it won't happen but get Kerry O'Keefe in there

 

[inbox24]

I reckon SBS should have gotten one professional presenter and the other 3 as secondary presenters. Always brings a chill to the spine when MacGill goes to an ad break or everytime he's facing the camera. It's like he's nervous or something.